The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to people who suffer from gender dysphoria, says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Although Fourth Circuit rulings do not apply directly to California, a ruling by any circuit court of appeals is...
Disability Rights
Is long-haul COVID-19 illness considered a disability?
It’s an important question because it’s illegal to discriminate against a person with a disability in employment or in places of public accommodation. In California, our laws define disability broadly. For the purpose of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act...
Are vaccine signup websites violating disability rights?
A recent investigation by Kaiser Health News found that many federal, state and local websites offering information about and registrations for COVID-19 vaccines violate disability laws, especially when it comes to people with visual disabilities. People who require...
How is disability defined under California’s equal access laws?
When it comes to ensuring equal access for people with disabilities, California has three major laws: The California Fair Employment and Housing Act The Unruh Civil Rights Act The Disabled Persons ActThese laws apply to businesses, employers and housing providers and...
TikTok policy discriminated against disabled video posters
The Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has roughly 800 million users every day. While it works to bolster an image as a hub for global self-expression, it works with the Chinese government to suppress dissent. Now, recent documents show that TikTok also suppressed...
What does California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act do?
The Unruh Civil Rights Act, passed in 1959, is one of California's great civil rights laws. It protects people from business discrimination based on a number of characteristics, including race, color, national origin, ancestry, language, immigration status,...
It’s likely that the ADA requires websites to be accessible
Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the rights of people with disabilities to have access to the market. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a Ninth Circuit ruling that the ADA requires companies to make their websites and mobile...
Your Regional Center just discontinued — or reduced — services in your Individual Program Plan (IPP). You disagree. Now what?
The Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) describing the change in services will provide you information on how to appeal. If your appeal is postmarked or received by the Regional Center within 10 days of the NOPA, you are entitled to "aid paid pending," meaning that the...